Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-26
s opened outlet, closed steady.
GENERAL Markets.
Produce and Provisions.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 25.--Flour-Steady and
unchanged. Wheat opened sc lower than yes
came firm and soon began to advance. closing
&c above yesterday; No. , red cash 694c;
September 6gG697sc,, closing at $50;
Der 741s87475c, closing at 744c. Corn strong;
cash 39640c; September 311sc; october 3Sll a
$3.50, closing al 3S1sc; November 37b G3l &c,
closing at 37l4c; ray 4lu4l5sc, closing at 4l5sc.
Oats firm and dull; cash 2fsz e246lc;
the year 241Sc; May 30l4c. Cornmeal strong at
s. 2Os2 % Whisky steady at ST %. Pr9yis,
S. 20. Dry salt meat, boxed shoulders S. 80;
long clears 81 go; clear ribs IS O5; short clears
S 3d. Bacon, boxed shoulders Sc l21s; long
clears IS S715; clear ribs S. SI1a short clears
So 25G9 80. Hams steady al $l2 00Rl4 90.
CHICAGO, ILL, Aug. 25.-The menace to
prices in the California situation caused wheat
to open lower than at yesterdays close. Sep
tember started Mt 6oiiG6S}ic. Trading dragged
heavily through the session, but prices i'm
proved some, due largely to sympathy with
other markets and tree export shipments. The
big houses did not do much and the greater
part of the session September was steady at
6Ss.c and closing at that figure. There is still
some talk On 'Cnange of the hot weather, so
shippers account for the depressed condition
in the speculative market, that trade IS afraid
Of wheat. The bulls controlled corn and the
decline of yesterday was speedily regained
The closing prices were nearly at the same
points as on Tuesday for September and MAY
wi Intervening futures higher. The opening
| prices were 400 for September, 4l3sc for DC
| Iober, 444c for May. The closing prices were
| Al i4G4l$,c for September, 42c for October and
December, and i53ac for May. The weather in
the corn belt was cool and less favorable for
the maturing crop. Before the close it
was known that room for 2l5,OOo
bushels was engaged and with one
or two houses offering to buy freely, = of
| advance for the day was made in fifteen min
| utes before closing. Provisions easier and
| speculation light and the only way traders had
| Of accounting for the declines. which apyTepat-
ed nc on pork, 2zc on lard and 2Ic on Janu
| airy ribs, Lard was offered freely and Septem-
Der sold at Sc 4OS6 424; January at Sc 52H and
closed at S. So Short ribs for cash and septem-
! Der were steady, owing to the large purchases
by local operators, VINO took LOCO OlO
pounds at sOs 80 fan and
| south. January was easy at So %, and closed
at Sc q. Pork sold at 81 17hGl2 %, and closed
at sl2 90. Leading futures closed as follows
Wheat-August 6S14@6S3sc, September 6s7. n
6s%c; october 7Uc; December 733s675Hc.
Corn-August 4lc September 4146l9sc, Oc-
tober 42c; May 1870. Pork-year 81 30. Jan
TENDER S 40. October s. az; Jan,
september 81 92h, october 81 92a, January
S. 2l5s Cash quotations were; Flour remains
red &C. No. corn, 4lG4l}sc. Mess pork per
barrel SIS GOALS so. Lard per leo pounds Sc &C
S6 AK. Short ribs sides, loose 81 Ga. Dry
sailed shoulders, boxed, s. 45S65 50. Short
clear sides, boxed, S. 50GS 30.
NEW YORK, Aug. 25-Coffee-spot fair
Rio quiet at 2Oc, options less active ano
lower; sales $50 bags. September
SIS S56Is 90; October SIS l56ls 81; Novem-
Der SIS 25als 40; December SIS 25a1s so; Jan
uary SIS 3O6Gls so; February SIS 40HlS 81
March SIS 40a1s So; April SIS 60 Sugar firm
an moderate inquiry; st Vincent 42ho; refined
arm; of Al l-l6c; standard IL l6S51lc; Gu
loaf and crushed 64c Molases quiet and steady
ordinary black strap l0c. Rice firm. PORK wa
steady but firm. Cut meats steady. Lard
Sc sac IS; October Sc 77a6 10; Novembe
Sc 1876 IS.